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Wks 1-3 DOG
Geography Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cardinal Direction | Directions of North, South, East and West |
| Compass Rose | A directional arrow that shows cardinal and/or intermediate directions |
| Inset map | a smaller map set within the border of a larger one |
| Intermediate Directions | Directions of Northeast, Northwest, Southeast and Southwest |
| International border | border between countries |
| Legend | a list that explains the symbol on a map |
| Political map | a map that shows human |
| Axis | an imaginary line that passes through the center of earth between the North and South Poles on which Earth rotates |
| Equator | an imaginary line that runs around the center of the Earth, it divides the Northern and Southern hemisphere |
| Hemisphere | Half of the Earth |
| Prime Meridian | an imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole of Earth, it separates the western and eastern hemispheres |
| Continent | One of the seven large landmasses of Earth |
| Ocean | the great body of salt water that covers almost three |